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From medieval plague ships to hantavirus: How outbreaks at sea helped to shape the international public health system
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An epidemiologist discusses how cruise ships create ideal conditions for disease spread, drawing on historical examples from medieval plague ships to a recent hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius in 2026.
From medieval plague ships to hantavirus: How outbreaks at sea helped to shape the international public health system
Passengers on the the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius watch epidemiologists board the boat in Praia, Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026 AP Photo/Uncredited
Cruise ships are convenient floating hotels by which to see far-flung parts of the world – but as an epidemiologist, I know they are also everything an infectious pathogen could want: thousands of strangers packed into enclosed spaces for days or weeks, sharing dining rooms and high-touch surfaces such as elevator buttons and handrails, br
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